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Creativity with comics helps young people to share their care experiences

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

A group of looked-after children from Knowsley undertook a 12-week course to develop zines depicting their experiences, gaining a qualification at the end of it.

How music mentors instil confidence in young people

Best Practice

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

One-to-one music-making sessions improve the wellbeing of hard-to-reach young people, leading to better health, social, educational and engagement outcomes.

Grassroots youth group tackles young people’s loneliness through pop-up clubs

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

“Pop-up” youth clubs in places where young people tend to congregate will help develop their confidence, resilience and understanding of loneliness.

Trust young people to make their vote count

Opinion

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

With the general election looming, our thoughts turn to prospects for the future and as the old joke about someone asking the way goes “if I were you, I would not start from here!”

Welsh bill set to see 16- and 17-year-olds able to vote in local elections

News

Monday, November 18, 2019

| CYP Now

The Welsh Assembly looks set to lower the voting age for local elections in Wales to 16 in the biggest shake-up to the country’s voting system in 50 years.

Community action groups face steep funding challenges, finds research

News

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

| CYP Now

Nearly half of youth clubs and community groups involving young people say their services are needed now more than ever but a lack of funding is making it harder to deliver activities than five years ago, research shows.?

Young people with special needs create sessions to educate peers on sexual health

Best Practice

Monday, August 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Volunteering charity is supporting more than 500 young people with learning disabilities or autism to learn about sexual education and lead awareness-raising activities.

How foster agency builds co-production into its everyday procedures

Best Practice

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Young people steering group helps shape agency's future fostering services and gives fostered children a voice.

Young ambassadors scheme opens up opportunities for careers in care

Best Practice

Monday, June 24, 2019

| CYP Now

Young people learn about palliative care and provide much-valued support to vulnerable patients.

Young people use mental health experiences to shape advocates project

Best Practice

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Group of young people with experience of the mental health system are supported to recruit and train a network of youth advocates who ensure children can access local wellbeing services.

Charity helps children to make their voices heard in fighting climate change

Best Practice

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Environmental charity supports children aged six and older to express their frustration and fears about the lack of progress on tackling climate change.

Lower voting age to 16, urge MPs

News

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

| CYP Now

Politicians must unite in lowering the voting age to 16 in England, according to a cross-party group of MPs.

Council uses computer gaming to harness young people's creative writing skills

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Project delivered creative writing and digital games development workshops, with one group of young people producing an interactive game that has received international acclaim.

Young people's group helps shape CLIC Sargent's support services and campaigns

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

The cancer charity's young people's reference group exists to help inform, shape and improve its UK-wide support services.

Young people express their feelings through creating and publishing comics

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Knowsley Council-backed community interest company supports vulnerable young people to create their own comic books and zines to express their concerns and hopes, and to help build resilience.

Young volunteers offer practical support to empower their disadvantaged peers

Best Practice

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

| CYP Now

Young people from a deprived coastal community designed and delivered a social action project to support underprivileged peers.

Young people gain knowledge and skills from taking over museums for the day

Best Practice

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Charity-run project supports disadvantaged children and young people to undertake roles in museums for a day to increase understanding, break down social barriers and develop confidence.

Young people distribute £180,000 to youth projects

News

Friday, September 14, 2018

| CYP Now

A grant-making body has given a panel of young people the final say on how £180,000 worth of funding for projects supporting vulnerable young people is distributed.

Peer support project gives voice to young people with irregular immigration status

Best Practice

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

| CYP Now

Peer support project brings refugee young people together to share experiences and challenge hostile immigration system.

Young people boost resilience and confidence through Shakespeare

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Participating in a theatre production has boosted the confidence and prospects of a group of vulnerable young people.

Youth minister prioritises reducing unfilled NCS places

News

Thursday, July 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Youth minister Tracey Crouch has said her department is prioritising reducing the number of unfilled National Citizen Service (NCS) places after admitting the government has had to write off £9.8m spent on places that were not taken up.

Young people craft advice for schools on boosting pupils' mental health

Best Practice

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people in East Sussex worked with the council, NHS, schools and a voluntary organisation to produce booklets and posters helping schools to support pupils' mental health.

Young volunteers provide an open ear to improve older people's health and wellbeing

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| CYP Now

Works with NHS trusts to improve volunteering practice and make a positive difference for patients, volunteers and NHS staff.

Trust gives young women a platform to shape decisions and control their destiny

Best Practice

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

| CYP Now

Charity that aims to broaden understanding of issues affecting disadvantaged young women created an advisory panel of members to shape its work.

Peers praise NCS success at attracting disadvantaged young people

News

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service is proving more successful than traditional youth organisations such as the Scouts and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award at attracting disadvantaged young people, according to a House of Lords report.

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Creativity with comics helps young people to share their care experiences

How music mentors instil confidence in young people

Grassroots youth group tackles young people’s loneliness through pop-up clubs

Trust young people to make their vote count

Welsh bill set to see 16- and 17-year-olds able to vote in local elections

Community action groups face steep funding challenges, finds research

Young people with special needs create sessions to educate peers on sexual health

How foster agency builds co-production into its everyday procedures

Young ambassadors scheme opens up opportunities for careers in care

Young people use mental health experiences to shape advocates project

Charity helps children to make their voices heard in fighting climate change

Lower voting age to 16, urge MPs

Council uses computer gaming to harness young people's creative writing skills

Young people's group helps shape CLIC Sargent's support services and campaigns

Young people express their feelings through creating and publishing comics

Young volunteers offer practical support to empower their disadvantaged peers

Young people gain knowledge and skills from taking over museums for the day

Young people distribute £180,000 to youth projects

Peer support project gives voice to young people with irregular immigration status

Young people boost resilience and confidence through Shakespeare

Youth minister prioritises reducing unfilled NCS places

Young people craft advice for schools on boosting pupils' mental health

Young volunteers provide an open ear to improve older people's health and wellbeing

Trust gives young women a platform to shape decisions and control their destiny

Peers praise NCS success at attracting disadvantaged young people

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